sec.159MDefinitions for part

### sec.159M Definitions for part In this part— prescribed entity means each of the following entities— the chief executive of a department that is mainly responsible for any of the following matters— adult corrective services; community services; disability services; education; housing services; public health; the police commissioner; the chief executive officer of Mater Misericordiae Ltd (ACN 096 708 922); a health service chief executive within the meaning of the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 ; the principal of an accredited school under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017 ; a specialist service provider; the chief executive of another entity that— provides a service to children or families; and is prescribed by regulation. s 159M def prescribed entity amd 2025 No. 24 s 40 sch 1 pt 1 service provider means— a person providing a service to children or families; or a licensee; or an independent Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander entity for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child. specialist service provider means a non-government entity, other than a licensee or an independent Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander entity for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child, funded by the State or the Commonwealth to provide a service to— a relevant child; or the family of a relevant child. s 159M ins 2004 No. 36 s 24 amd 2005 No. 40 s 57 ; 2006 No. 17 s 14 ; 2008 No. 60 s 13 ; 2010 No. 33 s 74 ; 2011 No. 32 s 332 sch 1 pt 2 (amd 2012 No. 9 s 47 ); 2017 No. 24 s 207 sub 2017 No. 44 s 62 - (a) the chief executive of a department that is mainly responsible for any of the following matters— (i) adult corrective services; (ii) community services; (iii) disability services; (iv) education; (v) housing services; (vi) public health; - (i) adult corrective services; - (ii) community services; - (iii) disability services; - (iv) education; - (v) housing services; - (vi) public health; - (b) the police commissioner; - (c) the chief executive officer of Mater Misericordiae Ltd (ACN 096 708 922); - (d) a health service chief executive within the meaning of the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 ; - (e) the principal of an accredited school under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017 ; - (f) a specialist service provider; - (g) the chief executive of another entity that— (i) provides a service to children or families; and (ii) is prescribed by regulation. - (i) provides a service to children or families; and - (ii) is prescribed by regulation. - (i) adult corrective services; - (ii) community services; - (iii) disability services; - (iv) education; - (v) housing services; - (vi) public health; - (i) provides a service to children or families; and - (ii) is prescribed by regulation. - (a) a person providing a service to children or families; or - (b) a licensee; or - (c) an independent Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander entity for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child. - (a) a relevant child; or - (b) the family of a relevant child.